Got grubs, armyworms, or cutworms in your lawn and garden? We’ll explain how to use beneficial nematodes for pest control so you can get rid of these and more than 200 other soil-dwelling pests.Beneficial nematodes are one of the best organic pest control options out there, and they’...
you have to learn how to get rid of grubs in your lawn. To tackle the problem, use chemical insecticides, beneficial nematodes, milky spore, neem oil, lawn-aerating shoes, or birds.
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Leaf blight and root-knot nematodes may occasionally attack carrots. Leaf blight and leaf spot are fungal diseases that may cause serious damage to bunching carrots by disfiguring foliage. Root rots can cause serious damage in storage. Low temperatures and layers of carrots alternated with layers of...
How do nematodes get food? Nematodes: There are thousands of different species of nematodes, though scientists believe there could be up to a million species, all of which belong to the phylum Nematoda. With such a large group, the species are quite diverse in feeding habits, habitat, and ...
Parasitic nematodes applied to the soil can help control cutworms and onion maggots. Pre-soak seed in compost tea for an hour to prevent damping off and other fungal diseases. Bulbing onions are mature when the tops turn yellow and start to fall over. Harvesting onions Harvest onions for flav...
Check with your nursery about using nematodes as a biological control for root maggots. Another biological control are wasps, so leave them alone. Carefully dig up your plants and swish their roots in cold water to remove the maggots, then replant them. Either allow the maggots to drown in ...
Root-knot nematodes Nematode Typically, roots “knotty” or galled; plants stunted/yellow/wilted Destroy crop residue, including roots; choose resistant varieties; solarize soil; add aged manure/compost; disinfect tools; till in autumn; rotate crops Stinkbugs Insect Yellow/white blotches on leaves;...
Even the tiny roundworms come from the soil and destroy roots and bulbs. If your plants lack strength or the leaves look bloated, nematodes might be the reason. It is not easy to control these issues; that is why gardeners mostly tend to move into other garden areas for some years to ...
Boxwood leaf miners, scale insects, lesion nematodes, caterpillars and mites can be a problem; treat with organic neem oil or insecticidal spray. They can also be susceptible to powdery mildew, Pythium root rot, canker and leaf spots. Boxwood blight is a serious problem in many states. See ...